CALIFORNIA – There was a rare sight on the UCLA campus this weekend: Dozens of Native American men and women dressed in full traditional regalia in and around the northern corner of the campus.
The UCLA American Indian Student Association organized the powwow to remind non-native students that American Indians are indeed on campus. The group’s members said the celebration of native culture was meant to build a bridge between American Indians and UCLA students.
They want to challenge stereotypes, like the recent controversial portrayals of Native Americans in a Netflix project currently in production that depicted them as drunks.
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